The ancestral tomb of the Sheng family was on a mountain. Sheng Tunan did not drive, but carried a basket and took Zhan Xinyue to the destination.
Fortunately, it was not too far, and we arrived in less than half an hour.
The four graves are closely adjacent to each other, and the tops of the graves are clean and free of weeds.
Sheng Tunan took out the food and wine from the basket, placed them neatly, and poured four glasses of wine. "Grandpa, uncle, uncle, dad, I'm here. I got my marriage certificate with Xinyue today. Bring her to see you."
After that, Sheng Tunan poured four glasses of wine on the ground, and then said: "Grandpa drinks, uncle drinks, uncle drinks, dad drinks."
I hope your spirits in heaven will bless you and Xinyue to grow old together, Sheng Tunan made a silent wish in his heart.
Suddenly, a breeze blew, and four butterflies flew over, circling around Sheng Tunan and Zhan Xinyue for several times, as if sending their sincere blessings to the two newlyweds.
"Exactly four, Tuanan, do you think these could be grandpa and uncle?" Zhan Xinyue stared at the butterflies in a daze.
Both she and Sheng Tunan can be reborn, so it is not impossible for their relatives to turn into butterflies and have a look at them.
Sheng Tunan: "Well, I believe they are blessing us in this way. Grandpa, uncle, uncle, dad, you can rest assured over there, grandma is getting better and better, Xinyue has cured grandma's eyes."
She didn’t know if it was Zhan Xinyue’s illusion, but as soon as Sheng Tunan finished speaking, she found that the butterflies’ wings were flapping even more happily.
Perhaps due to time constraints, the butterflies did not stay for long and flew away soon.
Sheng Tunan spread the paper he brought on the ground, and knelt in front of the graves with Zhan Xinyue, kowtowed three times in front of each grave.
After the two of them kowtowed, they did not leave immediately. Sheng Tunan sat on the ground, took out four large incense sticks, and inserted one on each grave. Sheng Tunan talked about some interesting things in the army and his grandmother's daily life. When the incense burned out, he took Zhan Xinyue's hand and went home together.
On the way, Zhan Xinyue asked curiously, "Why is there no mother's grave?"
"Grandma said that after Mom died on the battlefield, her eldest brother brought her body home and buried it with her grandparents."
Sheng Tunan didn't know that his current father, the third son of the Sheng family, had never been married. Not only him, but also the eldest and second sons of the Sheng family had never been married. To be precise, the three brothers had never been in a relationship until their death.
The mother that Grandma Sheng made up was fictitious. The old lady didn't want to just make up a name to cover an empty grave, so she made up a white lie and told Sheng Tunan that his mother's grave was at his grandparents' place.
As for my grandparents, they have passed away and I have lost contact with them long ago.
Zhan Xinyue sighed: "They are so great. Without the selfless sacrifice of the martyrs, we would still be suffering in the flames of war now."
"Yes," Sheng Tunan nodded. "Actually, it's not that bad right now. China is rich in resources and is a piece of good pork belly. Many countries are eyeing it and will harass us at the border from time to time."
"But now they are getting stronger and stronger. With missiles and hydrogen bombs, they dare not do anything that cannot be shown on the surface. They dare not do it openly at all. It really proves the saying that truth is within the range of cannons and dignity is at the edge of swords. In addition to us soldiers, the scientists who made missiles and hydrogen bombs are very worthy of admiration."
After all, the nuclear radiation from studying these things is very high, and many scientists have developed cancer as a result.
Zhan Xinyue deeply agrees that when the country is strong, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the strength of the country is the result of the selfless contributions of countless scientists and soldiers, even at the cost of their lives.
When they returned home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Grandma had already gone to bed. They took a shower and returned to their rooms refreshed.
Zhan Xinyue sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Sheng Tunan, who was wearing a white vest and army green shorts. The man had a good body, muscular but not strong, tall and slender, like a jade tree in the wind.
Zhan Xinyue suddenly felt thirsty, and swallowed, feeling anxious and expectant.
Legally speaking, they are already husband and wife, and the warm marriage certificate is kept safely by Sheng Tunan and is at the bottom of the box.
Strictly speaking, today is the wedding night of Zhan Xinyue and Sheng Tunan...